Synthesis and characteristics of novel chelate fiber containing amine and amidine groups

Abstract

A polyacrylonitrile (PAN) fiber was adopted for the backbone of a chelate polymer and poly(acryloamidino ethylene amine) (PAEA) was prepared through a one-step reaction between the PAN fiber and ethylenediamine (EDA). The maximum removal capacity and degree of substitution were 7.8 meq per gram of dried PAEA and 98%, respectively. The PAEA was tested as an adsorbent in single and two-component metal aqueous solutions under changing pH. The Cu2+ ion accomplished maximum adsorption amount at pH 3 and the order of maximum adsorbed amounts on PAEA is Cu2+ > Ag+ > Zn2+ > Ni2+ > Pb2+ in molar basis. FT-IR spectroscopy was employed to characterize the chemical bonding in metal aqueous solutions and surface morphology was examined using atomic force microscopy (AFM) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Copyright (C) 2004 John Wiley Sons, Ltd.